New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-30
MR.. BRANDTS WEDD1NG

,,,ors ono middleaged and weaohy' IN aor
the q;rl's father the other youIsei. oiors the
Wv sa,,oroa Inv the girl herself III Is always ~
HAL lay ho Gets the girls ear In these cases
III - ;s o1,vovs the middle-aged man "no He0 ,
~ Internationally because II ne VIZ ; 49,
P %i" e. do so he would be out OF inc IuniiNe
Altogether. -. l., a., ,,roeont case were
a., ,o or, was particularly pretty and the mi.s
ne ocod suitor particularly oblcctonaole' Na WV
,r,,oI,,nson was sure that Mr.. Brandt wore WIZ
ana that was the least Of his enormVlcs' rat
:. German as his name betOkcneu anu IN I'D
fair and forty. lie was well OH OF p' i~aooa no
not have had anything TO say lor MN ~ cnhm,tz
as something more than well OH. ScninI.~'
pronft & Uernblatt were bankers money t
con,n,ission agents and great many 'ihleo ~
sides and they prospered as Germans uo so
nrospcr. even in this Over-populateo coun ry,oo,f
Ioseph Thompson, who traded Ill W 'orr,
,rder tho STYLE of Thompson Co. was aoo osa
'oer 'no mon and he felt considerably pieaSeu
s,,hor the wealthy German banker o .+ orly
sis addresses b his daughter =, tno ola
,yoro considered in these matters ~, - ,oor
Eairy-tale days. Kate Thompson M q Iady. and
,Sed prince Her mother had peeh nay ;r,1,,
.ha had given her child share OF hef h,Sl t
nrcanizcd nature as well as OF her peauty H ,io
al,vavs appcared among girls OF her own r"in> Inv
a princess In disguise. "a A. Frederick
This at least was the opinion or MT fr1u u1i.
Winter In his capacity Of friend Oh ths light Of
unpCh ~
odmission to Mr. 1hompson's house; anu .u at
ssu;,,ileoe he used so we'll that while Herr Dlan
sras onening his eyes to the 1act Una. hs ~,
nyr,mnsops daughter was remarkably nhI e.
Tred had already advanced long way ~ NOV" LOS
rooS onniop. 1t so happened that WlnOer WaS
80 % the clerks in Brandts office, but neither
81 nor his employer knew that the other ""'
aao,a;nted with the object Of his admra.ioh
y .,as not tin after regular period OF ooqueS
.ascntjng and compliments that Mt PraiiuV nau
Sis proposal and great was his asuoni'l A. est be
AZ ' found that Kate refused him. AL hisV nc
s,o,,iS NOT believe that such thing was possipie
"a foox or affected to take, the girls oinnu
Ids os merely the effect OF maldehiy Guy n'o'
not 10 be understood seriously rot ,nean
,"Ob no. nv dear young lady, you 90 NOV ,no o',t
A. Won are taken by SURPRISE perhaps sou COW
.;r,s 70 reflect. 1 will speak OF this asaln-SaS
next week" ~, pronat " said
~. ,vith more spirit. 81 respeot you 'eis
sn',oh as napas friend, but cannon marry fou
hsaose Lot ms say no more about the matter. nru
with these words the girl cleyeriy escap'o i''in
rho room and closed the door pehnu hoic =.
remarkably ugly LOOK cane WV ~
face at this moment. ,, I'm nv.
"Soh! Ny fine mees; we-shall-sco' i ~
claimed through his teeth ..,,ou md
His first care was to seek out kates lather ai'
say the matter before him. Thompson poor niaa.
VOC mtohttlv disturbed. He saw THAI the panKer
sas seriously offended, and he knew ne was
Wanpemus man to offend. So, as the reaalest way
nut Of the difficulty. he made nght OF ms o"ueir
ter's decision, said she was certain 10 ciaeo o
mind and added that her Judgment was dlsl
Sx little Irritation she had been carrying on WIN
a young fellow called Mln'er' ouo LAO VIVA"
that was put stop TO-. ,.Y ,o,-.
"Winterln echoed the banker -! nave
,.oung man of that name in my office. III cannot
de he. surelyP No. no it would be too absurd.
"I'pon my word l can't say, but thihh IL very
IT. %
likely Pll ask TOm." ,,...r
Hcbmitz Brandt & Hernblatts junior-asslstant
aedqcr clerk were the same man, and The banker
soon proceeded to sweep the unlucky young clerk
but of his way lie dismissed young winter the
next morning with months salary, without as
signing any reason and sent him to Join the greao
melancholy army OF the unemployed.
Mr. Brandt waited few weeks ana then IT,
hewed the assault. By this time MI thompson
had had several interviews with his dauehVer
without any satisfactory result
."No, | can never marry Fred papa especlaly
now that he has lost his situation" said Kate, al
flushed and tearstained, her hair rumpied ana
ber collar awry, "but for marrying that odlous
Nat German / would rather poison myself oPoh
which the little man who was the heao Vi uio
house of Thompson groaned aloud anu iooAco
forward to his interview with the banker wluh no
Small trepdaton.
I'm afraid it's no use, Mr. Brandt ne Sd u
rs he faced the German in his own dining room a
week or two afteI0vard. "Pve talked DO her ana
done INV best to reason with her, ana us all no
good. / don't think she fances foreigner-no Of
fence to YOU and imagine she is still thinking OF
that Young fellow Winter. 1t was mistake 10
turn him off, you know" 10000,
Mr. Thomson glanced at his guest as he ceased
Erealing and gave an involuntary start lie was
fairly shocked at the look OF suppressed Jury ue-
pctca on the face opposite him.
"You are pleased TO triiie With me- sald lhe
German slowly
The Englishman Began to protest, but the big
German soon silcnced him. Listen TO me. vi
course YOUR daughter maITies the man you choose
Nou know that as well as i. ] ask you for your
daughters hand and you promise me. Yes then
YOU make excuses. You what you call back OUT
But do not choose you to back out. l intend 10
marry your daughter Look here Granger
Thompson he continued in lower tone, how
long you havc<known met Pr
II should say bout ten years." responded the
other.
"And during these ten years have you ever
known me turn from my purpose r
"N-n-po | don't think have
"Or fail to succeed in anything I set my heart
bn?7
"N-no; dare say mob"
"WeIl, l mean to marry your daughter
But she won't have you"
"poohl If YOU had not played me false, my
good fellow, the match would nave Deeh ailahseu
by this time"
Played you false, Mr. Brandt! IL
snow YOU listen to me. Iye made up my
mind to marry your daughter Kate, and mean 10
DO IT, IL il costs me half my fortune i viii do it.
III have to ruin you in the process will do it.
If
"Get out Of this y screamed little Thompson,
fairly beside himself with rage. "You stand at
my own freside and threaten me. BY JOvc III
Send for a policeman" He opened the door and
shouted atom - And the eldest hope Of the
HhompsOns descended the stairs three steps at q
time In a twinllling the street door was open
and Herr Brandt was unceremOniously bundled
Into the street
When this feat bad been accomplished Mr..
Thompson felt half afraid Of what he had done.
lor the German banker was an influential man
and might be able TO inure him. 1t was too late
now, however, for regrets. lie drank glass OF
1l,.i. hic mil